19/08/2015
No gemstone on earth commands attention quite like the pink diamond, but successful identification and continuing production is raising challenges across the entire industry. BRANKO DELJANIN, DR ADOLF PERETTI and MATTHIAS ALESSANDRI report.
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18/08/2015
• Garry Holloway
Amidst the controversy regarding diamond ‘over-grading’ and subsequent banning of EGL reports, GARRY HOLLOWAY presents solutions to better serve the industry and build confidence.
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26/08/2014
• Coleby Nicholson
New marketing strategies, greater output and production improvements have contributed to the steady increase in demand for coloured diamonds.
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01/04/2014
• Coleby Nicholson
Sick of customers showing print outs from the internet? COLEBY NICHOLSON finds that coloured diamonds can offer retailers a new edge and increased margins.
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11/12/2013
Many of the world’s most famous diamonds have been lost to history; they were either re-cut as is the case with the most famous diamond of all, the Koh-I-Noor, or their whereabouts is unknown.
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29/11/2013
In the current retail environment, consumers have an almost limitless choice of stores from which to purchase diamond jewellery. Retailers must be armed with the ability to edge out their competitors. The World Jewellery Confederation, CIBJO, has this advice for how to cultivate, capture and captivate customers.
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22/04/2010
• Nick Lord
Reports of a diamond industry recovery may be premature with the trade still facing many pertinent challenges. Nick Lord reports.
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01/03/2010
• Naomi Levin
Perhaps someone forgot to tell to tell all those young couples about the global financial crisis. NAOMI LEVIN reports on the buoyant sales of engagement rings.
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07/12/2009
Great treasures were looted during World War II. ROE KALB reports that many people still search today for the hidden and lost treasures looted by the Nazi’s.
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07/12/2009
How did Antwerp become one of the world’s leading diamond cities? It dates back to after World War I. Amanda Grateley visits the remarkable Antwerp Diamond Musuem.
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16/08/2009
• Carla Caruso • Journalist
Cutters have long experimented with the form of the diamond, and so it is not unusual that the most treasured of gems is again experiencing reinvention. CARLA CARUSO reports.
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